Year 8 – Straight Lines Homework 2

1. A line has equation y=2 x−7 . A point on the line has x value -1. What is the y value of the
coordinate?
2. A straight line passes through the points ( 2 , 5 ) , ( 7 ,−5 ). Determine its gradient.
3. Give the full coordinate of the point where the line y=5 x−3 crosses the x -axis.
4. Give the equation of a line that is parallel to y=3 x +1.
5. Determine the (i) gradient and (ii) y -intercept of the line with equation 3 x+ 4 y =5.
6. Draw axis where x goes from -4 to 8 and y from −2 to 4 , draw the line with equation
x +2 y=4
7. A line is parallel to y=2 x +3 and goes through the point ( 0 ,−3 ). Determine the equation of
the line.
8. A line is parallel to y=2 x +3 and goes through the point ( 3 , 5 ). Determine the equation of
the line.

Year 8 – Straight Lines Homework 2

1. A line has equation y=2 x−7 . A point on the line has x value -1. What is the y value of the
coordinate?
2. A straight line passes through the points ( 2 , 5 ) , ( 7 ,−5 ). Determine its gradient.
3. Give the full coordinate of the point where the line y=5 x−3 crosses the x -axis.
4. Give the equation of a line that is parallel to y=3 x +1.
5. Determine the (i) gradient and (ii) y -intercept of the line with equation 3 x+ 4 y =5.
6. Draw axis where x goes from -4 to 8 and y from −2 to 4 , draw the line with equation
x +2 y=4
7. A line is parallel to y=2 x +3 and goes through the point ( 0 ,−3 ). Determine the equation of
the line.
8. A line is parallel to y=2 x +3 and goes through the point ( 3 , 5 ). Determine the equation of
the line.

Year 8 – Straight Lines Homework 2

1. A line has equation y=2 x−7 . A point on the line has x value -1. What is the y value of the
coordinate?
2. A straight line passes through the points ( 2 , 5 ) , ( 7 ,−5 ). Determine its gradient.
3. Give the full coordinate of the point where the line y=5 x−3 crosses the x -axis.
4. Give the equation of a line that is parallel to y=3 x +1.
5. Determine the (i) gradient and (ii) y -intercept of the line with equation 3 x+ 4 y =5.
6. Draw axis where x goes from -4 to 8 and y from −2 to 4 , draw the line with equation
x +2 y=4
7. A line is parallel to y=2 x +3 and goes through the point ( 0 ,−3 ). Determine the equation of
the line.
8. A line is parallel to y=2 x +3 and goes through the point ( 3 , 5 ). Determine the equation of
the line.
Answers

1. -9
2. -2
3
3. ( , 0)
5
4. y=3 x +c where c can be anything
−3 5 −3 5
5. y= x+ thus m= and c=
4 4 4 4
6.

7. y=2 x−3
8. y=2 x−1